中新网北京11月19日电(蒋鲤)据法新社报导，近日，欧盟列国财务部长在布鲁塞尔召开会议表达，美国无视欧盟对其《通胀削减法案》的担忧，或招致欧盟摘取抨击办法。
2021年6月15日，拜登在布鲁塞尔出席美国欧盟峰会时颁发讲话。
美国总统拜登于本年8月签订《通胀削减法案》，部门条目涉及美国政府为本土电动车财产供给高额补助，并将进口电动汽车肃清在补助名单之外。此举将大幅进步美国对新能源和电动汽车财产的吸引力，吸引欧洲企业迁往美国。
针对那些不公允条目，欧盟合作事务专员玛格丽特·韦斯塔格尔(Margrethe Vestager)上月表达，“原则上，美国不该该拿那个来匹敌伴侣。”法国总统马克龙和德国总理朔尔茨此前也表达了对美国做法的担忧。朔尔茨更是发出警告称，美方做法可能引发“一场浩荡的关税战”。
美国不吝违背世贸组织规则，凭仗不公允手段在市场合作中占据更多优势，损害欧盟就业和经济增长，可能招致两边在新能源财产补助方面的摩擦晋级，进而冲击欧盟与美国在多个范畴开展协做的自信心。
此前，受乌克兰危机影响，美国撮合欧洲盟友对俄罗斯施行严厉造裁，招致欧洲深陷能源危机。与此同时，美国乘隙高价向欧洲出卖液化天然气，从中赚取巨额利益。虽然欧洲为勤奋削减对俄依靠觅觅替代计划，但现实却是，欧洲对能源的依靠仍然存在，美国却成了那场危机的最末赢家。
现在，能源价格继续高企，欧洲企业一般消费活动遭受冲击，造造业面对窘境，《通胀削减法案》势必使更多欧洲企业将消费转移至美国，使欧洲经济落井下石。
美国勇敢奉行“美国优先”原则，一方面撮合欧盟与本身配合匹敌“外敌”，一方面为庇护本身利益又不吝牺牲盟友利益，那是美国的一贯做风，其早已从欧盟不成或缺的“盟友”酿成了“损友”。
若美欧两边无法就那些矛盾达成共识，欧盟摘取的抨击性办法恐将引发新一轮商业战。
EU threatens retaliation in response to U.S. Inflation Reduction Bill
By John Lee
(ECNS) -- The European Union (EU) has threatened to take retaliatory measures against the U.S. over electric car subsidies that favor domestic manufacturers, according to an AFP report.
U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Bill into law in August, which includes state aid for electric cars made in North America and support for U.S. battery supply chains, making the U.S. more attractive to European enterprises in the new energy and electric car industries.
The EU's competition chief, Margrethe Vestager, said last month that “as a matter of principle, you should not put this up against friends,” as reported by the Financial Times. Both President of France Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed their concerns over related clauses. Scholz even warned the U.S. that the bill may trigger a tariff war.
Risking a breach in international trade rules, the U.S. has won more advantages in market competition, which will harm European employment and economic growth. This could escalate the friction between the two sides on subsidies for new energy industries, undermining the EU’s confidence to cooperate with the U.S.
Previously, affected by the Ukraine crisis, the U.S. wooed the EU to impose severe sanctions on Russia, resulting in the EU being trapped in an energy crisis. Meanwhile, the U.S. took the chance to sell liquefied natural gas to Europe at a high price and earn huge profits.
The EU has been trying to find energy alternatives to lower its dependence on Russia, forcing it to look to the U.S. as a new energy supplier.
Today, energy prices in Europe remain high, which has hit the normal production activities of its countries and put their manufacturers in a dilemma. The Inflation Reduction Act is bound to cause more European enterprises to transfer their production to the U.S., exacerbating the difficulties facing the European economy.
The U.S. firmly adheres to the principle of “America First.” On the one hand, it draws the EU to fight against "foreign enemies," while on the other hand, it does not hesitate to sacrifice the interests of its allies to safeguard its own interests. The indispensable EU ally has become its "harmful friend."
If the two sides fail to reach a consensus on these contradictions, the EU may take retaliatory measures, likely triggering a new trade war.